What this policy covers

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of this site. It doesn’t extend to any sites that are linked to from this one. By using this site, you accept and agree to this Privacy Policy. If you don’t accept and agree, please don’t use the site. Simple.

What data is collected?

Some data will be collected automatically (see info directly below on cookies). Other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and give consent to us using it for the purposes set out below. Depending on your use of the site, we (me, our team, and third parties mentioned below) may collect some or all of the following data:

  • full name
  • email
  • credit/debit card details
  • IP address
  • web browser type and version
  • operating System
  • URLs (referring site, your activity on this site, and the site you exit to)

Cookies

A cookie is a tiny text document which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Some of our business partners (e.g. advertisers) use cookies that originate from their sites. We have no access or control over those cookies.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Some or all of your data may be stored or transferred outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using this site and submitting information to me. If I do store or transfer data outside the EEA, I will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the EEA and under the GDPR.

Such steps may include, but not be limited to, the use of legally binding contractual terms between ourselves and any third parties we engage with.

As you use the site, (and as with most websites) cookies should serve to save you time and increase relevance, based on your user habits. Cookies, in conjunction with our web server’s log files, tell us which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us improve the site and better serve customers. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you.

Where is this data held?

This site is hosted on the Cloudways platform. The above data is stored on the platform itself. Your first name, surname and email is also sent to MailChimp when you sign up to emails. We also use WP Forms and Google Analytics.

We only keep your data for as long as we need in order to use it as described above, and as long as we have your permission to keep it. Your data will be deleted at your request via email, telephone or post.

How is this data used?

Your data is used to provide resources you have opted in to receive, at the times you agreed to receive them. You may unsubscribe from these using the link at the bottom of related emails, or contact us.

You may access certain areas of the site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on the site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of basic data.

Occasionally, we may also use the information to notify you about important changes to this website, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by clicking the unsubscribe link contained in each email.

All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (GDPR).

What gets shared?

The information we collect is used to improve the content of this site and the quality of service, and is not shared with or sold to other organizations for commercial purposes. However, your information could be shared under the following circumstances:

  • we use third parties to facilitate our business, including, but not limited to, sending email and processing payments. In connection with these offerings and business operations, these third parties may have access to your personal information for use in connection with those business activities
  • as we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, email, and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions
  • we may also transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, or any dissolution
  • if it becomes necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law.
  • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.

How do we secure information transmissions?

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication, so please don’t send private information to us by email.

Some of the information you may enter on this site may be transmitted securely via Secure Sockets Layer SSL, 128 bit encryption services. Pages utilizing this technology will have URLs that start with HTTPS instead of HTTP. You should develop the habit of checking for the ‘https’ in sites where you are sharing private information.

Processing your data

Under GDPR we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your personal data if at least one of the following applies:

a) you have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes;
b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at the request of you prior to entering into a contract;
c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
d) processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of you or of another person;
e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; and/or
f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How can you control and access your data?

You can unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of emails. Or contact us.

You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receive.

You have the legal right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by us (where such data is held).

Summary of Your Rights under GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have:

  • the right to request access to, deletion of or correction of, your personal data held by me;
  • the right to complain to a supervisory authority;
  • be informed of what data processing is taking place;
  • the right to restrict processing;
  • the right to data portability;
  • object to the processing of your personal data;
  • rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy as necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on this page and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of this site following the alterations. If you’re concerned, we recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.

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